Liza Featherstone

Contributing Writer

@lfeatherz

Liza Featherstone is a Nation contributing writer and the author of Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation.

David Alexis smiles and waves to the camera, wearing a blue shirt and jeans outside a Brooklyn high school.

Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry? Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry?

David Alexis gives The Nation a tour of his Brooklyn state Senate district and explains why he’s running for office.

Aug 17, 2022 / Liza Featherstone

María Archila

The Fierce Hope of Ana María Archila The Fierce Hope of Ana María Archila

The Brooklyn-based organizer is running for New York lieutenant governor, but is the left ready to compete statewide?

Jun 23, 2022 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Sarahana Shrestha

Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate

Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat?

Jun 21, 2022 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone

Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress. Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Can an anti-war ex–Army officer defeat a centrist Dem and a Trumpian Republican in New York City’s most conservative district?

Nov 30, 2021 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Andrew Yang Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About

Andrew Yang Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About Andrew Yang Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About

Will NYC elect its first low-information mayor?

May 28, 2021 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne

Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne

The lavish pleasures of the YouTube star stand out against the dour solemnity of the left.

Feb 22, 2021 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Jabari high-fives.

The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo

Newly elected DSA members in the New York legislature will work with grassroots organizers to force the governor to tax the rich. Will their inside/outside strategy work?

Dec 22, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

Person holding a sign that reads

How to Stop a Coup How to Stop a Coup

Can nonviolent resistance prevent Trump from an illegal power grab?

Oct 30, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

A Thank You Note

A Thank You Note A Thank You Note

This column spanned almost five years, and I was lucky to be able to help during so many drastic changes in our world.

Sep 4, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding?

Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding? Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding?

Another reader feels class resentment toward a friend riding out the pandemic at his country home.

Jul 24, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

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